Saturday, February 25, 2012

Tofu Kofta

Tofu Kofta is the healthier version of Malai Kofta. To cut down on the calories I have substituted paneer(cottage cheese) with tofu, we love this version and dont feel too guilty indulging in these koftas. The recipe involves tofu, firmness level 4. I am a big fan of Costco tofu and I have raved about it in an earlier post, Tofu Tikka Masala

The tofu has to be completely dry, so squeeze out all the water from the tofu. Crumble the tofu with your fingers into crumbs.Now mix all the kofta ingredients together and make ping pong sized balls with wet palms so that it dosent get too sticky and messy when kneading them into balls.For the batter, mix the flour and water into a thick consistency(like batata wada batter). Dip the the kofta balls in this batter and fry each until golden brown.

Gravy Method:

Blend the tomatoes, chilies, onions and ginger garlic paste into a puree. Heat the oil in a deep dish,temper with cumin seeds followed by chili and turmeric powder. Next add the puree and cook for a few minutes. Mix corn starch into yogurt taking care not to leave any lumps and pour it into the puree, add water to get the desired gravy thickness. Let it simmer for a few minutes. Mix in garam masala and salt. As soon as it comes to a boil add tofu kofta balls and take off heat.

About Me

I enjoy cooking, to this end I read cookbooks and blogs, watch food network, dissect the dish in front of me when we dine out. My experiments in the kitchen have its fair share of failures but the ones that leave us licking our fingers, make it here.